Space-saving motor protection circuit breakers deliver a smaller footprint and reliable protection. The Bulletin 140M-C & D provides an increased rating to 32 A within existing dimensions — saving up to 30% panel space. New bus bars enhance finger protection.
Rockwell motor protection
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Rockwell photoswitch
Simple yet robust components for plant-wide Ethernet connections. PHOTOSWITCH® 45AST area array photoelectric sensors with micro (M12) QD connector on 300 mm pigtail meet cULus certification requirement. Combine with the 889D Micro family of cordsets for quick sensor installation and replacement.
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Rockwell news
The 440G-MT guard locking interlock switch is designed for machines that do not stop immediately — or if stopped prematurely, could damage tooling and components. With its slim, die-cast alloy housing, the 440G-MT mounts nicely in narrow areas and tolerates the harshest environments.
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Fiber Optic Cable Sensors now with OLED Display and innovative functions!
Quick setting via OLED Display: Menu-driven intuitive operation. All sensor values are multilingually readable. Reduce stock costs – all in one sensor: NO/NC as well as PNP/NPN/Push-Pull switchable, dynamic Teach-In without production stop. Outputs can be linked logically. Enormous cost savings: Just wire the Basic Module, and attach up to 12 Add-on Modules! New highly [...]
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miniTwin nominated for Engineers’ Choice Award
Control Engineering – Engineers’ Choice Nominees, 2011 – The SICK miniTwin Safety Light Curtain was announced as a nominee in the Safety Sensor category. The miniTwin is the world’s smallest safety light curtain that provides end-to-end coverage for point-of-operation protection. For the first time, sender and receiver elements have been integrated into the same compact [...]
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Inspector P30 Vision Sensor – Positioned for higher throughput
When the challenge is to find the right position, the Inspector P-Series’ part positioning tool set provides a precise positioning point of a known target, such as a grip hole or the center position of a free-form target. These sensors are immune to variations in ambient light and slight distance variations do not affect them.
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Compact, real-time, touch-screen monitor that provides advanced monitoring and trending
The new Inspector Viewer adds new functionality and usability to the Inspector series. The Viewer is a compact, real-time, touch-screen monitor that provides advanced monitoring and trending capabilities for the Inspector Vision Sensors – right next to the production line.
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Sick – new products
Best-in-class performance in a housing that is as tough as nails The W9-3 high-performance photoelectric sensor comes in an extremely tough plastic housing made with VISTAL, which is 9 x stronger than standard ABS plastic. It has a wide variety of options, such as sensing range, mounting, and connectivity for a range of detection applications. [...]
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wenglor – High-tech, innovation and quality for your success!
Introducing the OCR Reader BR40 family. Reads all characters, numbers and logos after just one training process Simple and quick start-up Wide variety of color illumination options depending on the reading task. Your further wenglor benefit: Highly flexible auto focus Quick Reading Rate: 100/s Number characters/reading: 100 Interfaces: USB 2.0, RS-232 Large illumination choice Type [...]
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ifm Introduces Two New High-Performance Power Supplies
ifm Introduces Two New High-Performance Power Supplies Ifm switched-mode power supplies provide voltage to sensors, controllers and supply loads. These compact and light-weight housings ensure quick installation on the rail. Two new models are available: High performance 24 VDC models and power supplies for AS-i networks. Introducing 24 VDC and AS-i Power Supplies
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